That night Bradin and Loretta went to the party Ava was trying to get the who where and why and was to the truth…almost from what she understood there were parents and there weren't but like shed ever find out. Loretta didn't want to seem clingy to Bradin so she just sat on the sofa and began talking with people. Bradin later came and sat with her
"There you are was wondering were you were off too?" he said
"Why didn't you say you were part of the exchange program?" asked some random girl
"I'm not my sister signed up for it."
"Well look on the bright side at leas you got a hot exchange student," said some guy
Bradin laughed along with Loretta she kept on joking around at one point she flung her arms around Bradin.
"Because I love you and I want you ha ha ah like I would ever…" she heard some one clear their throat and looked the see the girl from the other night.
"Oh Callie!"
"And she is?"
"Callie Loretta, Loretta Callie."
She was still giving both a death glare.
"Oh I'm an exchange student. I'm boarding with Bradin's family you must be his girlfriend."
Her expression lightened a bit but not much.
"Its nice to meet you. Bradin told me about you a bit hey maybe we could be friends."
At Loretta showing no interest in her boyfriend she dropped the defense and lightened up.
"Yea friends."
the party went on Bradin and Callie went to another group of people and talked with them after a while things were getting out of control. Callie left and not long after Bradin went looking for Loretta to get out of there as well before the cops came. He found her laughing and having fun.
"Loretta come or we need to go."
"What why can't we stay a bit longer please?" she said pouting a lip
"Loretta."
"Oh fine I guess I see you all later when school starts."
She and Bradin walked out and were on their way to the house Loretta was very woozy and was to exuberant for it being again close to 12 midnight.
"What were you drinking?"
"I wasn't."
"Well sugar doesn't even make derrick this hyper."
"Okay well I was but not much."
"Suuure you weren't."
"Ha ha really I didn't." THUD she tripped on seeming noting and cursed at the sand
"owe stupido smergli"
"You okay"
"Do I look okay?"
"Here." said Bradin helping her up
"Last night you now me ha ha what a pair we make."
He just shook his head and helped Loretta get the rest of the way home.
"Ugg I should know better by now not to drink." she said in the kitchen taking two Advil for the killer migraine she had.
"I told u so."
"Non avete fatto tale cosa se io non poteste essere questo senso ora!"
"What ever u just said I."
"What ever I just want the headache to go away."
"I know how you feel."
"So are you seriously dating that girl or what?"
"Yea."
"Ah is she always so catty."
"Catty."
"She saw me and went mental until I was all sweet saying 'oh I'm just an exchange student.'" she said mocking a little girls voice "She doesn't like me I can tell you that."
"She does."
"No she doesn't Bradin trust me I know girls and how they are."
"You just don't know her well."
"Whatever I know I'm right." she said walking up stairs.
Susanna came busting through the front door.
"AVA! AVA!" she yelled and went running up to the sewing room everyone heard her and followed missing part of the conversation as well.
"What are we going to do we need to get them to New York."
"I know and no one else can fill in."
"Did you."
"Yes called around town we can't get anyone."
"Oh no what am going to do what am I…" she looked up and saw Nikki, Derrick and Bradin in the door way but one face stuck out one figure as well.
"Loretta!" she said as if I light bulb just went off in her head.
"What I do?"
"It's not what you did it's what you going to do."
"Uh ho."
"Loretta run and run as fast as you can when she has a look like that it can be good." said Bradin
"Shut up."
Susanna looked as clueless as Loretta not knowing what Ava had going on in her head.
"Loretta come here."
"Yes?"
"Okay stand straight." she did as she was told Ava walked around her looking her up and down.
"Loretta ever model before?"
"Me model no way!"
Loretta could see Nikki and derrick about to burst into laughter at the idea of it.
"Look our model canceled on us we need some one."
"You'd be perfect tall thin…" said Susanna
"But…"
"Please Loretta…" said Ava
"But I…"
"You'd look great in the dress…" said Susanna
"I jut…"
"You think she…" Ava started
"OKAY! Ill do it che cosa sono io che faccio!" said Loretta
"Perfect!"
"Okay all of you out we need to get her ready photographer comes in an hour."
They listened. While being practically pinned into the dress Loretta could hear Nikki telling Jay what was going on.
"I'm serous Jay."
"Loretta are you sure."
"I'm dead serous. She is going to be like miss congeniality I can see it now 'so how do I' Thu thua thud bam down the stairs!" she said laughingly.
"She's not that bad."
"Come on she trips on her own two feet all the time." she heard Bradin chime in .
"Ignore them said Ava."
"But there right Ill probably ruin it."
"No you wont." said Susanna
"Okay done tell me what you think." Loretta turned to look in the mirror.
"Oh my god è Bello."
"You like it?"
"Yes." just then the doorbell rang.
'Ill get it." yelled Nikki she yelled up the stairs. "Aunt Ava! It's the photographer!"
"Okay thanks!"
Everyone came down the stairs Loretta last. She came down and stopped just before going out side to see Nikki, Jay, Bradin and even derrick staring at her in shock.
"What?"
"Loretta that you?" said jay
"Of course it me why?"
"You look so pretty!" said Nikki
Loretta looked over at Bradin to see him still not saying a word.
"Yo Bradin you in there?"
"What yea um wow you look…hot!"
"Great wording there." said Nikki
"ha yea there's a laugh."
"Loretta come on we need you out here."
"Coming!"
She said attempting to run out but stumbling on her high heals. She caught her balance turned to see every one she smiled and giggled a bit.
"Ta da!" she jokingly said then walked out the door
"Yeup that's Loretta." said Jay
Bradin still just kept looking at her while Ava was explaining how to pose.
'he thought I was hot?' Loretta laughingly thought to herself Loretta had gotten a small crush on Bradin. It was more that the giddy giggly school girl crush could it even be called that she wasn't even sure all she know was that she liked him a bit more than a friend. But he was taken by the catty girl who didn't like her either she smiled a bit knowing that all of this would be over with soon.
"Loretta!" Ava called snapping her out of her thought.
"Loretta come on were getting a few more pictures on the beach."
"coming!" she said
and followed Ava and the photographer the pastel blue dress that came just above her knees blowing in the sea breeze along with her hair. Susanna had done her makeup beautifully she looked innocent like she had not a care in the world. While at the beach she noticed guys checking her out but knew the one thing they all wanted. She had sworn off guys when she signed up for the program she wanted to get away from her old life this town was a clean slate. She prayed that after a year away her past may be forgotten but then there was Bradin so much for swearing off guys. But she though almost knew she had no chance with him she went to that party and regretted it with all her heart she swore off any more of it. 'A clean slate' she reminded herself 'a clean slate.'